Sentence examples for were already competing from inspiring English sources

When you went out to the mountains, plenty of people were already competing to dig out some edible herbs.

During the debate Wednesday, in Boulder, they were already competing to oppose the budget compromise the loudest, cripple it the most, and, if possible, shred it altogether.

By then, women were already competing at the Olympics, though they were shut out of many events, something that persisted for decades.

And all the while the two most powerful legislators, Senator DiFrancesco and Assemblyman Collins, were already competing for the Republican nomination.

Asked why Ms. Huber was needed, given that plenty of real Democrats were already competing for the job - thus guaranteeing a primary -- Mr. Sparks said the Republicans were simply "covering their bases" to avoid some unexpected surprise.

Last year, when Uber introduced UberPOP, Uber was already a controversial company in France as UberX drivers were already competing against taxi drivers.

First-time buyers are already competing with older property buyers, and coming off second best.

The loans would then be serviced and collected by private companies that are already competing for this lucrative business.

He's already competing with the top three, to claim he doesn't have the talent is nonsense.

Mexican and Colombian drug trafficking rings are expanding their reach in Peru, where two factions of Shining Path guerrillas are already competing for control of the cocaine trade.

Many low-wage earning citizens now lack employer-sponsored health insurance, and the health care industry is already competing for those who will gain coverage through the law.